how to define user who run puppet script as variable

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I am using puppet, what I am trying to write script that create file related to the user who run it. lets say I want to create the file/soft link if not exist so other application can edit it, then move it to archive.

file { '/some/path/myuser.file':

    ensure => 'link',     -- ensure => 'file', if I want to create file

    target => '/orignal/path/file',

     }

Note: myuser should be edited by the actual user who ran the script

If I make the script fixed like below it will work without any issue:

file { '/some/path/aabuhasna.file':

        ensure => 'link',  -- ensure => 'file', if I want to create file

        target => '/orignal/path/file',

         }

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file { '/some/path/myuser.file':

    ensure => 'link',     -- ensure => 'file', if I want to create file

    target => '/orignal/path/file',

     }

Note: myuser should be edited by the actual user who ran the script

If I make the script fixed like below it will work without any issue:

file { '/some/path/aabuhasna.file':

        ensure => 'link',  -- ensure => 'file', if I want to create file

        target => '/orignal/path/file',

         }

edited Nov 25 at 23:09

Rui F Ribeiro

38.3k1477127

asked Apr 20 '17 at 9:09

Ahmad Abuhasna

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file { '/some/path/myuser.file':

    ensure => 'link',     -- ensure => 'file', if I want to create file

    target => '/orignal/path/file',

     }

Note: myuser should be edited by the actual user who ran the script

If I make the script fixed like below it will work without any issue:

file { '/some/path/aabuhasna.file':

        ensure => 'link',  -- ensure => 'file', if I want to create file

        target => '/orignal/path/file',

         }

edited Nov 25 at 23:09

Rui F Ribeiro

38.3k1477127

asked Apr 20 '17 at 9:09

Ahmad Abuhasna

1618

file { '/some/path/myuser.file':

    ensure => 'link',     -- ensure => 'file', if I want to create file

    target => '/orignal/path/file',

     }

Note: myuser should be edited by the actual user who ran the script

If I make the script fixed like below it will work without any issue:

file { '/some/path/aabuhasna.file':

        ensure => 'link',  -- ensure => 'file', if I want to create file

        target => '/orignal/path/file',

         }

puppet

edited Nov 25 at 23:09

Rui F Ribeiro

38.3k1477127

asked Apr 20 '17 at 9:09

Ahmad Abuhasna

1618

edited Nov 25 at 23:09

Rui F Ribeiro

38.3k1477127

asked Apr 20 '17 at 9:09

Ahmad Abuhasna

1618

edited Nov 25 at 23:09

Rui F Ribeiro

38.3k1477127

edited Nov 25 at 23:09

Rui F Ribeiro

38.3k1477127

edited Nov 25 at 23:09

Rui F Ribeiro

38.3k1477127

asked Apr 20 '17 at 9:09

Ahmad Abuhasna

1618

asked Apr 20 '17 at 9:09

Ahmad Abuhasna

1618

asked Apr 20 '17 at 9:09

Ahmad Abuhasna

1618

add a comment |

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There is core fact within puppet called id, which "return the user identifier (UID) of the user running facter.": https://docs.puppet.com/facter/latest/core_facts.html#id

So it should be possible to simply use:

file { "/some/path/${id}":

  ensure => 'link',

  target => '/original/path/file',

}

answered Apr 26 '17 at 8:16

stderr

895411

Thanks, while debugging the scripts, found the core facter is not loaded as expected, had to remove then and installed them from downloads.puppetlabs.com/facter
– Ahmad Abuhasna
Apr 26 '17 at 10:01

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accepted

There is core fact within puppet called id, which "return the user identifier (UID) of the user running facter.": https://docs.puppet.com/facter/latest/core_facts.html#id

So it should be possible to simply use:

file { "/some/path/${id}":

  ensure => 'link',

  target => '/original/path/file',

}

answered Apr 26 '17 at 8:16

stderr

895411

Thanks, while debugging the scripts, found the core facter is not loaded as expected, had to remove then and installed them from downloads.puppetlabs.com/facter
– Ahmad Abuhasna
Apr 26 '17 at 10:01

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

accepted

There is core fact within puppet called id, which "return the user identifier (UID) of the user running facter.": https://docs.puppet.com/facter/latest/core_facts.html#id

So it should be possible to simply use:

file { "/some/path/${id}":

  ensure => 'link',

  target => '/original/path/file',

}

answered Apr 26 '17 at 8:16

stderr

895411

Thanks, while debugging the scripts, found the core facter is not loaded as expected, had to remove then and installed them from downloads.puppetlabs.com/facter
– Ahmad Abuhasna
Apr 26 '17 at 10:01

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

accepted

There is core fact within puppet called id, which "return the user identifier (UID) of the user running facter.": https://docs.puppet.com/facter/latest/core_facts.html#id

So it should be possible to simply use:

file { "/some/path/${id}":

  ensure => 'link',

  target => '/original/path/file',

}

answered Apr 26 '17 at 8:16

stderr

895411

There is core fact within puppet called id, which "return the user identifier (UID) of the user running facter.": https://docs.puppet.com/facter/latest/core_facts.html#id

So it should be possible to simply use:

file { "/some/path/${id}":

  ensure => 'link',

  target => '/original/path/file',

}

answered Apr 26 '17 at 8:16

stderr

895411

answered Apr 26 '17 at 8:16

stderr

895411

answered Apr 26 '17 at 8:16

stderr

895411

answered Apr 26 '17 at 8:16

stderr

895411

Thanks, while debugging the scripts, found the core facter is not loaded as expected, had to remove then and installed them from downloads.puppetlabs.com/facter
– Ahmad Abuhasna
Apr 26 '17 at 10:01

add a comment |

Thanks, while debugging the scripts, found the core facter is not loaded as expected, had to remove then and installed them from downloads.puppetlabs.com/facter
– Ahmad Abuhasna
Apr 26 '17 at 10:01

Thanks, while debugging the scripts, found the core facter is not loaded as expected, had to remove then and installed them from downloads.puppetlabs.com/facter
– Ahmad Abuhasna
Apr 26 '17 at 10:01

add a comment |

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